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May 24th
141 Notable deaths
José Asunción Silva
Colombian author (1865-1896).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Bogotá.
Died May 24th, 1896 at 30 years old in Bogotá.
Walter Donaldson
Scottish snooker player.
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Edinburgh, Coatbridge.
Died May 24th, 1973 at 66 years old in Newport Pagnell.
Aleko Konstantinov
Bulgarian writer.
Born January 13th, 1863 in Svishtov. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1897 at 34 years old in Radilovo. [ref]
Michel Crozier
French sociologist.
Born November 6th, 1922 in Sainte-Menehould. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2013 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Klaas Carel Faber
Dutch collaborator.
Born January 20th, 1922 in Haarlem.
Died May 24th, 2012 at 90 years old in Ingolstadt (kidney failure). [ref]
Oleg Yefremov
Soviet and russian actor and theatre director.
Born October 1st, 1927 in Moscow.
Died May 24th, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (lung disease).
Patricia Robertson
American astronaut.
Born March 12th, 1963 in Indiana.
Died May 24th, 2001 at 38 years old in Houston (burn, aviation accident).
Anneliese Rothenberger
German operatic soprano.
Born June 19th, 1924 in Mannheim.
Died May 24th, 2010 at 85 years old in Münsterlingen (disease). [ref]
Clyde Cowan
Co-discoverer of the neutrino.
Born December 6th, 1919 in Detroit.
Died May 24th, 1974 at 54 years old in Bethesda.
Herbert Müller
Swiss racing driver (1940-1981).
Born May 11th, 1940 in Menziken.
Died May 24th, 1981 at 41 years old in Nürburgring.
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